Life in my large family. Hilarious. Horrifying. Sometimes even serious.
Smile, my friends, it’s summer and the living is easy. Unless, of course, you live in my house, in which case nothing is ever easy. Except slicing watermelon. This summer I figured out the quickest, easiest way to slice watermelon. … Continued
Life is hard. Games should be fun.This kid is running me ragged, let me tell you. After finishing all the Percy Jackson books, we read the Hobbit, then finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in a week. A week, … Continued
This post was sponsored by Kroger. All opinions are my own. Back to School Already? Summer Hasn’t Even Arrived Yet. I have to admit I wanted to cry when I saw back-to-school supplies in stores recently. I love nothing more … Continued
A Warning About the iPhone X and Why I Can’t Afford Free My grandma used to tell telemarketers and salesmen, “I can’t afford free”. This is an awesome line I now use frequently. When you are a kid, free is … Continued
I am the first to admit, I don’t always have the best attitude about the clinginess and high-needs of my last child. After twenty-two years of parenting (that’s more than half my life!), with the last eight being extremely intense, … Continued
Who Would Want a Houseboat? The other day while driving in the van Jubilee was talking about how much she loved boats and boating and being on the water. “Move to Seattle, then, there are lots of houseboats there,” I … Continued
We went and picked strawberries last week. I had plans to take amazing pictures to share with you. But as soon as we got to the strawberry field my kids took off, so far away that I could on see … Continued
How Do IHOP’s Hamburgers Really Taste? IHOP to IHOB Okay, I have a confession to make. I felt a little bad after sharing Jubilee’s rant video about IHOP changing its name to IHOB and felt like we owed it to IHOP … Continued
This post is sponsored by Mirum, but opinions expressed are my own. I always laugh when people talk about being a “boy mom” or someone comments on a mom who has THREE boys. I have eight boys…nothing scares me. Judah … Continued
Large Family Tips: How to Have an Awesome Summer Large Family Tips for an Awesome Summer It’s official here in the Pacific Northwest, summer break is here and the official beginning of summer is just around the corner. Parenting 14 … Continued